Getrude Njar
How we rescued kidnapped C’River State Women Commissioner – Nigerian Army
From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
The 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army has explained how Prof Gertrude Njar, the Cross River State Commissioner for Women Affairs was rescued by officers of the command.
Assistant Director Army Public Relations Officer, Calabar, Capt. Dorcas Oluwatope Aluko, who confirmed her release, said they acted on actionable intelligence on the victim’s whereabouts.
In a release, she said “Troops laid a tacit ambush for the kidnappers around Peter Effiong Creek, Messembe, Jebs.
“The gallant troops tactically sprung an ambush to take the kidnappers by surprise while on search of the victim. In the ensuing melee, the criminals abandoned the victim and fled into the creeks.”
The statement stated that the army are still trailing the Kidnappers who are on the run stressing that the victim is at the moment in one of the hospitals in Calabar metropolis having medical attention stressing that she would be discharge home to join her family after she regains her health.
She added that the Commander 13 Brigade Nigerian Army lauded the troops for exhibiting extra-ordinary strength in the rescue of the abducted University of Calabar lecturer.
The Commander also in the release called for sustenance of the tempo against all criminal elements in the Brigade’s Area of Responsibility.
The Bridage Commander appealed to members of the public to continue providing timely and accurate information on criminal activities within their vicinities.
Oracle Today reports that Gertrude Njar, an associate professor of surveying at the University of Calabar spend about 35 days in the den of the kidnappers.
She was abducted by unknown gunmen on February 1, 2023 as she was driving back home around Main Avenue Street, Calabar South Local Government Area within the state capital of Cross River State.
She is one of the high profile personalities in the state that has been a victim of the high crime rate in the state.
